Davud of Sunni Uprising

Davud of Sunni Uprising (1233-29 June 1265) was a militant Kurdish imam from Vaspurakan who led an uprising against Hulegu Khan in 1265.

Biography
Davud was born in 1233 to a lowborn family of Sunni Muslim Kurds, and he became an imam. In 1265 he led an uprising against Hulegu Khan with 7,350 loyal Sunni Kurdish rebels from Vaspurakan, Armenia, and Hulegu died on 22 April, leaving his inexperienced son Teguder Khan as the new khagan. However, Teguder sent his uncle Ariq Boke to defeat the rebels, and the Sunni uprising was wiped out. Davud was captured and executed on 29 June in Qom.